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Important Brazilian people, dates and events
The first explorers of Brazil
Brazil declares its independence from Portugal
When the Brazilian monarchy was overthrown
Military coup in Brazil led by General Humberto Castello Branco

Brazil Timeline

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1500

 

22nd April: Pedro Alvares Cabral (1460-1526), Portuguese explorer and master of the Nina in the Columbus expedition of 1492, discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal

1540

 

Spanish conquistador Cabeza de Vaca appointed governor of the Brazilian province of Rio de la Plata

1550

 

African slaves were transported to Brazil to work sugar plantations

1624

 

The Dutch conquer Salvador

1636

 

November 17: The great Brazilian general Henrique Dias won a decisive battle against the Dutch

1661

 

August 6: Holland sold Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guildas

1763

 

The Brazilian capital was changed from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro

1789

 

Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier led the first Brazilian rebellion against Portugal

1792

 

Jose da Silva Xavier was hung, drawn and quartered by the Portuguese

1810

 

Overthrow of the King of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte

1822

 

September 7: Brazil declares its independence from Portugal

1822

 

1822-1889 Pedro I ruled Brazil starting the period of the Brazilian monarchy

1832

 

April 8: Charles Darwin began a trip through Rio de Janeiro

1888

 

May 13: Slavery was abolished in Brazil and more than 4 million slaves were freed

1889

 

November 15: Brazilian monarchy was overthrown and a republic was established

1931

 

October 12:  The 98-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was unveiled on the top of Corcovado Mountain as a Brazilian monument to one hundred years independence from Portugal

1964

 

April 2: Military coup in Brazil led by General Humberto Castello Branco
A military dictatorship ruled in Brazil until 1985

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